听力

第一节

听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

W：Did the thief get away?

M：Yes．No one realized what was happening and the thief was able to get away．

1．Why was the thief able to get away?

A．Because nobody noticed that something had been stolen．

B．Because the thief had managed to run away before people came．

C．Because the thief ran so fast that nobody could catch him．

M：Tom loves parties．I’m sure he would have come to the party if he’d been invited．

W：I agree．He couldn’t have been invited．

2．What are they talking about?

A．The party they went to．

B．Tom’s absence from the party．

C．Whether to invite Tom to the party．

W：I wonder what’s on television this evening．Have you got a newspaper?

M：Yes．The TV programmes are on the back page．

3．Why does the woman want to have a look at the newspaper?

A．To learn what programmes will be shown on TV．

B．To get to know the leatest news．

C．To look at TV set advertisements．

W：Is that your sister’s fur coat?

M：It can’t be hers．She never wears real fur．

4．What are they talking about?

A．An overcoat．

B．A phone call．

C．A fur coat．

M：Jane’s a very bright girl, isn’t she?

W：Yes．I wouldn’t work here if I were as bright as she is．

M：What would you do instead?

W：I’d get a job doing something exciting, where I’d meet interesting people and visit lots of different places．

5．What the woman would do if she was as bright as Jane?

A．She would find a more interesting job．

B．She would visit lots of different places．

C．She would meet interesting people．

第二节

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6～7题。

M：Have you seen James’ new jacket? I bet(敢断定)it was expensive．

W：He told me it cost him ＄500．

M：I wish I were as rich as James．

W：Well, you may not be rich, but you’re much better looking than James．

M：Am I?

6．How much does James’ jacket cost?

A．＄400．

B．＄500．

C．＄600．

7．What can be inferred from the conversation?

A．The man is as rich as James．

B．The man is much better off than James．

C．The man is pleased to hear what the woman says．

听第7段材料，回答第8～11题。

Hi Bill．This is Louisa．I’m just calling to let you know that I’ll be a little late to your party tomorrow night．I have to put in a few extra hours at work to finish a report．I should finish sometimes between seven and eight though．Oh, then I’m planning on dropping by(顺便去)Lisa’s house for about an hour since she’s been sick recently．And, uh, one more thing．I’ll go home to pick up the snacks(小吃, 快餐)for the party．See you then．

8．Why will Louisa go to Bill’s house tomorrow?

A．To attend a party．

B．To meet an old friend．

C．To have dinner with Bill．

9．Why does Louisa have to work late?

A．She has to attend a meeting．

B．She has to finish a report．

C．She has to write a letter．

10．Why is Louisa going to visit Lisa after work?

A．Because Lisa is sick in bed．

B．Because she has to return something．

C．Because she is going to take Lisa to Bill’s house．

11．About what time will Louisa most likely arrive at Bill’s house?

A．7∶00 pm．

B．8∶00 pm．

C．9∶00 pm．

听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。

M：Hi．I don’t think we’ve met．My name’s Tom．

W：Hi, Tom．Nice to meet you．My name is Juanita, but everybody calls me Jenny．

M：Nice to meet you, Jenny．So, where are you from?

W：Well, originally I’m from England, but we moved to the United States when I was about five years old．My parents now live in Chile(智利)．That’s where they first met．How about you, Tom?

M：I was born in California(加利福尼亚), and we lived there until I was seven．Then, since my father worked for the military(军队), we moved all over the place．

W：Oh, yeah? Where are some of the places you’ve lived?

M：Mostly, we were overseas．We spent a total of ten years in Korea(朝鲜), Germany, and Japan．We were transferred(转移, 调职, 调动)back to the States three years ago．

W：Wow．It sounds like you’ve had an interesting life．So, what do you do now?

M：I’m a student at Rider University．

W：Oh really? What are you studying?

M：I’m majoring in physics．How about you? What do you do?

W：Well, I’m working as a sales representive(代表, 代理人)for Vega Computers(维加电脑公司)downtown．

M：Oh, really? My brother works there too．

12．Where is the woman from originally?

A．England．

B．The United States．

C．Chile．

13．When did the man and his parents return to the United States?

A．When the boy was 7 years old．

B．When the boy was 10 years old．

C．When the boy was 17 years old．

14．What is the man studying?

A．Physics．

B．Maths．

C．Biology．

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

W：Hey Taxi! Ah great．Thanks for pulling over(停下)．

M：Where do?

W：Well, I am going to the National Museum of Art(国家艺术馆), and…

M：Sure．No problem．

W：Uh, excuse me, how long does it take to get there?

M：Well, that all depends on the traffic, but it shouldn’t take more than twenty minutes for the average driver．And I’m not average, so we should be able to get there in less than twelve minutes．

W：Okay．Uh, sorry for asking, but do you have any idea how much it will be?

M：Oh, it shouldn’t be more than ＄18…not including a…uh-hum…a tip of course．

W：Oh, and by the way, do you know what time the museum closes?

M：Well, I would guess around 6∶00 o’clock．

W：Uh, do you have the time?

M：Yeah．It’s half past four．

W：Thanks．

15．For the average driver how long does it take to get to the National Museum of Art?

A．More than 20 minutes．

B．About 20 minutes．

C．About 12 minutes．

16．According to the driver how long does it take them to get to the museum?

A．12 minutes．

B．Less than 12 minutes．

C．A bit more than 12 minutes．

17．Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The driver is not sure what time the museum closes．

B．The woman can not get to the museum before it closes．

C．The woman wants to know how much she should pay for visiting the museum．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

W：Hello．Today I’m interviewing Josha on his experiences going to a Japanese school．Now Josha, what time do you go to school?

M：Eight o’clock．

W：Eight o’clock．And do you go by yourself, or on a school bus?

M：No, I have a group that goes with me．

W：So you go with a group?

M：Uh-huh．

W：Now what kinds of things do you take to school?

M：I take my gym clothes(运动服), and I take my backpack(背包、双肩背书包)and my books, and stuff(东西)like that．

W：Okay and what is the first thing you do when you get to school?

M：We do “kiritsu, rei”．

W：We do “kiritsu” and “rei”．Now what are those?

M：It means “stand up, bow”．

W：Stand up and bow．

M：Uh-huh．

18．What kind of school does the boy go to?

A．A middle school．

B．An English school．

C．A Japanese school．

19．How does the boy go to school?

A．By himself．

B．By school bus．

C．With other boys and girls．

20．What do the students first do when they get to school?

A．Stand up and bow．

B．Line up and enter the classroom．

C．Do reading aloud．

听力(共两节，满分30分)

第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1．What does the woman mean?

A．His brother should let them use the car．

B．The subway is fine with her．

C．A car wouldn’t be any faster．

2．What does the man have to do now?

A．Complete the research．

B．Write the research paper．

C．Finish typing the paper．

3．What do you know about the woman?

A．Perhaps she is a doctor．

B．She was seriously ill．

C．She didn’t want to see the film．

4．What does the woman mean?

A．The light isn’t bright enough．

B．The dining hall isn’t large enough．

C．She agrees with the man．

5．What does the man mean?

A．His daughter is too old for the club．

B．His daughter is too young to join the club．

C．His daughter is the eldest．

听力原文：(Text 1)

M：I’d like to drive to the concert but my brother has the car tonight．

W：Who needs a car?We can take the subway if we go a little earlier．

(Text 2)

W：How are you getting on with research paper?

M：I’ve finished all my research, but I haven’t been able to organize it, therefore I haven’t begun the paper yet．

(Text 3)

M：What a pity you missed the film last night．It was wonderful．

W：I would have gone to see it．But there was a patient seriously ill．

M：No wonder you didn’t come．

(Text 4)

M：The light in this dining hall is a little too bright, don’t you think so?

W：I’d say it’s perfect for a football stadium．

M：Quite right．

(Text 5)

W：Can I join your club, Dad?You know I’m interested in it, too．

M：You can when you get a bit older．

第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6～8题。

6．What time is it now?

A．It’s 10∶10 p.m．

B．It’s 10∶30 p.m．

C．It’s 9∶50 p.m．

7．How long will it take the woman to get to the railway station?

A．Fifteen minutes or less．

B．More than fifteen minutes．

C．Less than fifty minutes．

8．Why did the man invite the woman to his house?

A．They had a tea party．

B．They had a dinner party．

C．They had a dancing party．

听力原文：(Text 6)

W：What’s the time by your watch, David?

M：Just a minute．It’s ten to ten by my watch．

W：Is it?I had no idea it was so late．I must be going now．

M：Can’t you stay a bit longer?

W：I’m afraid not．I must catch the ten-thirty train back．

M：You’ve got plenty of time yet．The railway station’s very near．It won’t take you more than fifteen minutes to get there．

W：Well, I hate to rush at the last minute．

M：OK, drop in whenever you like．

W：Yes, I’ll do that．Thank you for asking me to dinner．It was a nice dinner party and I’ve enjoyed your cooking．

M：I’m glad you enjoyed yourself．Good night．

W：Good night．

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

9．Why does the man want to have a word with the waitress?

A．Because he has been kept waiting for a long time．

B．Because he wants to complain about the food．

C．Because he wants to pay the bill．

10．What do we learn about the restaurant?

A．It must be a new one．

B．They don’t know how to serve the people．

C．They need more waiters．

11．If the head waitress had known about his situation, what would

have happened?

A．She would have served him much earlier．

B．She would have brought another drink．

C．She would have turned to her boss for help．

听力原文：(Text 7)

M：Head waitress！ I want to have a word with you．

W：Yes, sir．I’ll be with you in a minute．Is there anything else you’d like to have, sir?

M：Anything else?We have been kept waiting here for almost an hour for the meal！

W：I’m terribly sorry about that, sir．There might be something wrong．You see, we’re short of help today．I’ll see to it at once．Would you like to have a drink while waiting?

M：Well, another martini．

W：Yes, sir．One moment．Here you are．I’ll be back in a minute．Here are the dishes you ordered, sir．

M：Thank you．

W：I’m very sorry to have kept you waiting．I wish I could have known earlier．

M：That’s all right．

W：Thank you for your understanding．I assure you it won’t happen again．

听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。

12．Who is Mary?

A．A student．

B．A worker．

C．A teacher．

13．What can we infer about Washington’s birthday from the conversation?

A．Maybe there was a national holiday near that day．

B．It was fine that day and nobody wanted to stay in．

C．It is perhaps a national holiday．

14．How did Mary go to the mountain on Washington’s birthday?

A．By bus．

B．By car．

C．By train．

听力原文：(Text 8)

M：Hey, Mary！You have really been gone a long time．Why is that?

W：Hi！Well, I talked with my teachers before I left about the work I would miss．Besides, my aunt in Denver made me study a lot there．

M：I thought she was your rich aunt．

W：Not very．But she didn’t have any children to raise, so she does have some money, even though she was a teacher．

M：How was the holiday?

W：Cold．．．at least three of the days while I was there．And I saw so many people on the mountain on Washington’s birthday．

M：The beaches were full on Washington’s birthday, too．It really was warm here, so lots of people went swimming．

W：Well, we should have stayed home that day．There were so many people．We took the train over to the mountain, so that at least we didn’t have to drive．It was a good thing we did－there were so many cars and buses, and no place to park anywhere．

M：Just like the beaches here．

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

15．When will the man come back from the trip?

A．December 22．

B．January 3．

C．January 13．

16．Which flights is the man going to take for his round trip?

A．Flight 220 and Flight 476．

B．Flight 476 and Flight 220．

C．Flight 220 and Flight 414．

17．How much will the man probably pay for the tickets?

A．About ＄952．

B．About ＄414．

C．About ＄476．

听力原文：(Text 9)

W：United Airlines．May I help you?

M：Yes．I’d like to book some tickets on your Flight 220, departing for Honolulu on December 22 at 7：30 in the evening．

W：Your name, please．

M：Mr．Wang Lin and Mrs．Li Fang．

W：Do you want to fly first or economy class?

M：Economy, please．

W：Yes, we still have room on that flight．Will this be a one-way trip?

M：No, round trip back to Chicago－on January 3．By the way, do you have any direct flights coming back?

W：Yes, we do．Flight 414, leaving Honolulu at 3∶00 p.m．flies non-stop back to Chicago．

M：That’s perfect．What’s the exact air fare?

W：Economy fare round trip from Chicago to Honolulu is ＄476 during busy season．

M：I see,…then our tickets are confirmed．

W：Yes, your seats are confirmed on those two flights．Please be at the airport at least one hour before departure．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

18．How long does Mr．Hill have to work every day?

A．6 hours．

B．7 hours．

C．8 hours．

19．What’s the worst thing that can happen to a postman?

A．Having too many items to deal with a day．

B．Going to work late in the morning．

C．Delivering letters to people from abroad．

20．How does Mr．Hill feel about his work?

A．Boring．

B．Dangerous．

C．Satisfactory．

听力原文：(Text 10)

　　I’m Harley Hill．I was chosen as a postman of the year 1975．I have been a postman for 23 years．I love my work very much and it’s a fine life for me．Every week I work forty hours．I work from six o’clock in the morning to about two o’clock in the afternoon．The worst thing is being late in the morning．We handle 50 000 to 60 000 items a day．I deliver to probably 278 addresses．Some of them are from abroad．

　　I’m happy to see the smile on their faces when I give them a letter from home．I think if there is anything I don’t like about the job, it’s the snow and ice and especially dogs．I’ve been bitten about half a dozen times．I have got 3 years before I retire．I’m going to miss the job when I retire．